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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Got $1,000? 5 Stocks to Buy Now While They're On Sale
Key Points Amazon and Alibaba are two stocks with solid retail and AI operations. E.l.f. Beauty just made a transformative acquisition with Rhode. Cava has one of the biggest expansion opportunties in the restaurant space. 10 stocks we like better than Amazon › Some of the best growth stocks are in the consumer space, and with tariffs still very much front and center, many of these stocks remain well off their highs. Nibbling on these names, say with an initial $1,000 investment, can be a good place to start. Let's look at five consumer-focused stocks to buy now while they're still on sale. These are all solid companies with a lot of potential growth still in front of them. 1. Amazon While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has rallied from its lows, the stock is still off its highs and attractively valued from a historical perspective. And if there were thoughts that tariffs were slowing consumer spending, the company just announced its largest ever Prime Day sales event. Expanded to four days, the company generated $24.1 billion in sales, according to Adobe Analytics. That's more than double the sales it saw last Black Friday. While Amazon showed it still has what it takes to drive retail sales, what's most exciting about the company is what is going on behind the scenes. Years of investment in logistics, automation, robots, and artificial intelligence (AI) are paying off, and making operations even more efficient. This is leading to cost savings and strong operating leverage. In addition, Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the market-share leader in cloud computing, where customers are using its services to build and deploy their own AI models and tools. It's also developed its own custom chips for training and inference, which gives it both performance and cost advantages. For long-term investors, Amazon is a great stock to own. 2. Alibaba Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) is a stock that remains on sale. It trades at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of just 11 times and has more than 30% of its market cap in cash and investments. The stock is not just cheap, but it's executing on multiple fronts. Its cloud business has now seen AI-related revenue more than double for seven consecutive quarters. Meanwhile, Apple's decision to use Alibaba's Qwen model to power Apple Intelligence in China could be a solid growth driver. The company's e-commerce business has also seen a solid turnaround. Alibaba invested to grow Taobao and Tmall's gross merchandise value, and now it's better monetizing its platforms through new software fees and AI tools. It's also just started with new initiatives to help further drive growth, including offering one-hour delivery and embedding shoppable Taobao links in posts on the popular Chinese Rednote app. In addition, the company continues to grow and scale out its international e-commerce segment, and it expects it to turn profitable soon. Alibaba is still in the midst of its turnaround story, and at its current valuation there's a lot of upside if it continues to execute. 3. E.l.f. Beauty A sudden slowdown in growth last quarter has put e.l.f. Beauty's (NYSE: ELF) stock on the sales rack. However, its pending acquisition of Rhode looks like it could be transformative. E.l.f. has already been one of the biggest winners in the mass-market cosmetics space, and now it's adding a fast-growing premium brand to its portfolio. Rhode generated $212 million in sales over the past year with barely any paid marketing, a limited product lineup, and selling only through its website. That's impressive. Rhode was already set to enter Sephora stores, and now e.l.f. will have the opportunity to plug Rhode into its existing retail relationships, including those with Ulta Beauty and Target, while ramping up product development and marketing. Hailey Bieber remains onboard as chief creative officer, which should help maintain brand momentum as the product line expands. The strategy is smart. Premium skincare brands such as Rhode are simply going to have better margins than mass-market color cosmetics. This is a big opportunity for the company going forward and a reason to own the stock long term. 4. JAKKS Pacific Toy company JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ: JAKK) has quietly become one of the best turnaround stories in consumer products. Under CFO John Kimble -- formerly of Mattel and Disney -- the company has streamlined operations, improved operating margins, and returned to consistent profitability. Shares are up more than 200% over the past five years, but down 30% this year on tariff worries. The result is that the stock trades at just 8.5 times 2025 analyst earnings per share estimates and 6 times the 2026 consensus. And it's not like the company is struggling. Sales jumped 26% in Q1, fueled by licensed products tied to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Disney's Moana 2. That momentum should continue with toy and costume launches tied to Dog Man, Minecraft, and Paw Patrol. A weak kids' movie calendar hurt last year, but that headwind has flipped. JAKKS is also making smart moves outside of toys and costumes. It signed a deal with Authentic Brands to create not only toys but also seasonal outdoor products tied to lifestyle brands like Roxy, Quiksilver, and Juicy Couture. This could help diversify revenue and reduce the company's seasonality. With strong licensing, operational discipline, and a rock-solid balance sheet (zero debt), JAKKS is a cash-generating small-cap that still looks mispriced. 5. Cava Group Despite its strong results over the past year, Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) stock is down nearly 50% off its highs, giving investors a solid entry point. The restaurant operator is doing for Mediterranean food what Chipotle did for Tex-Mex -- building a fast-casual empire. Same-store sales have now climbed double-digits for four straight quarters, and last quarter's 10.8% comp was driven mostly by traffic gains. Newer menu items like fresh juices and grilled steak are lifting average tickets, while its loyalty program is helping bring guests back. With fresh, fast, customizable, and healthy food, Cava has all the right ingredients to be the next Chipotle. The big story, though, is still store expansion. With fewer than 400 locations at the end of Q1 and a target of 1,000 by 2032, Cava has a long growth runway. It's expanded from the coasts into the Midwest, opening in Chicago and Detroit, and early results look strong. Given the growth in front of it, Cava is a stock to own over the long haul. Should you buy stock in Amazon right now? Before you buy stock in Amazon, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Amazon wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $674,281!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $1,050,415!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,058% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 179% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of July 15, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Geoffrey Seiler has positions in JAKKS Pacific and e.l.f. Beauty. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Target, Ulta Beauty, Walt Disney, and e.l.f. Beauty. The Motley Fool recommends Alibaba Group and Cava Group and recommends the following options: short June 2025 $55 calls on Chipotle Mexican Grill. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Got $1,000? 5 Stocks to Buy Now While They're On Sale was originally published by The Motley Fool
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First Post
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- First Post
Justin Bieber releases 'Swag,' his long-awaited seventh album: Hear the best songs
'Inspired by his devotion as a husband and father, this new era of music has fueled a deeper perspective and more reflective sound, resulting in some of his most personal music yet,' Def Jam Recordings said of the 21-track album read more Never say never! Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday by releasing 'Swag,' his seventh studio album, hours after he teased it on billboards and social media posts. It is his first album since 2021's 'Justice' and his first since becoming a father last year. 'Inspired by his devotion as a husband and father, this new era of music has fueled a deeper perspective and more reflective sound, resulting in some of his most personal music yet,' Def Jam Recordings said of the 21-track album. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Billboards depicting Bieber were found by fans Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland, and Los Angeles. The singer also shared images of billboards on his official Instagram account along with a tracklist that included song names like 'All I Can Take,' 'Walking Away,' 'Dadz Love' and 'Forgiveness.' Recommendations for an intimate new album There's a lot to love across the 21-tracks of the intimate 'Swag.' Here are a few choice cuts. 1. 'Daises' — The second track on the album may very well be its strongest; an exemplar in Bieber's slow-burn brand of alternative R&B-pop, now anchored with lo-fi guitar. Here, his sweet voice is pronounced — exactly what his most dedicated fans want to hear. 2. 'Devotion' ft. Dijon — Dijon is a rising R&B voice; some fans might be familiar with his 2021 debut album 'Absolutely' or his contribution to Bon Iver's'SABLE, fABLE' from earlier this year. He makes for a standout collaboration on 'Swag,' a sweet song about deepening affection. 3. 'Go Baby' - Bieber married the model Hailey Bieber (nee Baldwin) in 2018; she's long been source material for his most loving tracks. 'Go Baby' is a standout for that reason. 'That's my baby, she's iconic,' he opens the track, 'iPhone case, lip gloss on it,' referencing her Rhode skincare and beauty brand, which sold to Elf Beauty in a $1 billion deal. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 4. 'Walking Away' - Marriage isn't easy; that's clear on 'Walking Away,' a slightly-more-uptempo track where Bieber makes his dedication evident. It's the perfect song for dancing in the kitchen with your partner. Bieber before 'Swag' Bieber, the two-time Grammy Award winning singer and Canadian pop idol who revolutionized teen pop and social media fame, is best known for his silky R&B pop lyric tenor, demonstrated on the diamond-selling 'Baby,' 'Sorry,' and 'Stay' with the Kid Laroi. At the beginning of his career, and as a tween, Bieber began working with Usher and the influential music manager Scooter Braun. In 2023, Bieber sold the rights to his music — all six of his albums, including hits like 'Sorry' and 'Baby' — to Hipgnosis, a U.K-based music investment company. The deal's financial details were not disclosed, but Billboard Magazine reports that the sale was worth an estimated $200 million. In August 2024, Justin and Hailey Bieber announced the birth of their first child, Jack Blues Bieber.
Forbes
11-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
‘Inclusivity Is Not Optional' Says E.l.f. Beauty CEO
E.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) Rings The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, March 18, ... More 2024. Diversity, equity and inclusion has become a prime battle ground for corporate America, but E.l.f. Beauty is not backing down from its inclusive positioning. E.l.f. Beauty has never had a formal diversity, equity and inclusion program, according to its CEO, Tarang Amin. But the company culture has been intentionally designed around inclusivity. After all, Amin and his colleagues speak in terms of representing every eye, lip and face. E.l.f. Beauty's workforce is 74% women, over 40% diverse, and over 72% millennial and Gen Z, according to its 2024 DEI policies. 'Inclusivity is not optional. It's fundamental, and our entire business is based on that,' said Amin. And that business is successful, with the company investing resources in demonstrating how diversity and inclusivity are integral to its success. Its latest earnings, released in late May, showed the company's full-year fiscal 2025 net sales grew 28%, with the fourth quarter representing the 25th consecutive quarter of net sales growth and market share gains. Net sales increased 4% to $332.6 million in the fourth quarter. Notably, in May 2024, E.l.f. Beauty released a campaign centered on public board diversity, called 'So Many 'Dicks' So Few of Everyone Else.' Working with purpose-driven agency Oberland, E.l.f. Beauty conducted research on corporate boards in the U.S. learning that men named Richard, Rick, or Dick (Dicks) serving on public company boards outnumbered women and diverse groups. The out-of-home campaign included signage posted in the Financial District of New York City, noting the stats about current boards and inviting others to learn about how diversity can drive profitability for everyone. Additionally, in fiscal year 2024, E.l.f. Beauty donated over $1.2 million to various charities like It Gets Better Project, Project Glimmer, and Pull Up for Change through a combination of formal partnerships and corporate matching of employee donations. Amin spoke with Forbes about DEI, including how the company builds an intentionally inclusive environment, what he thinks of the anti-DEI movement and whether the company's DEI positioning has ever risen to a board-level conversation. Tarang Amin, chairman and CEO of E.l.f. Beauty since 2014. What's the status of the DEI movement within the beauty industry today? Tarang Amin: Well, certainly it's under pressure, like a lot of things going on. We've never actually had a DEI program or quotas or a number of the things that are being attacked. It's much more fundamental than that. Our mission is to make the best of beauty accessible to every eye, lip and face. Fundamentally believe in inclusivity and the power it has in terms of business. And I believe most people also feel that way. I don't know when [culturally] it became a choice of being inclusive or having great business results. We're proof that both go hand in hand, and all the studies show that greater diversity leads to better results compared to homogeneous teams. I don't know any CEO who doesn't want the most talented workforce they can get. [My response is] to some of these attacks on these programs, 'It's in our best interest to have the best possible employees we can have.' How do you integrate the principles of DEI without a formal program? Amin: It comes with great intentionality of being inclusive. Our workforce [in 2025] is comprised of 74% women, 76% Gen Z and millennials, and 44% diverse individuals. It absolutely reflects the community that we serve. But we also believe in inclusivity in terms of leveraging each person's strengths. So I don't care who you are, what you look like, what your background is or what you want to do, because we have such a diverse team; every person leverages their unique strengths. The entire team is stronger. I feel that too many companies might say they care, but they don't really show it through their actions. The most important work is the intention [and] commit[ment] to the ownership for our employees. We're committed to a high-performance team culture. We're one of the few companies that grant equity to every single employee every year, everywhere around the world. Our board of directors is one of only five public companies in the U.S. out of 4,000, that's two-thirds women and 44% diverse. Does being diverse or inclusive beget a more diverse pool of employee candidates? Amin: I think there's some truth to that. People tend to [hire] those whom they're more comfortable. Yet, when you come and interview with E.l.f. Beauty, you're interviewed by a diverse slate of people who are talking about the culture. [Our employees] are our best ambassadors. It certainly gives us an advantage there. I also think it helps when it comes to the mindset of those who are interviewing. It directly relates to our [internal survey] engagement scores, where over 94% were highly positive, and 98% commended E.l.f. Beauty as a place to work. Has DEI and the company's approach ever been discussed at a C-Suite or board-level conversation? Amin: No, not for us. We're 100% committed to this because it relates to our mission. If anything, we've been more vocal on this topic because businesses have either retreated or had to change their language. I get it -- different companies are under different pressures. However, we've been authentically inclusive for 21 years as a business, and if we change that stance, or if we said something different, I think that would be a violation of the community we serve. What do you make of the broader anti-DEI conversation? Amin: Even if you're not at E.l.f., if you're not in the beauty space, and your audience is not our audience, I would still argue that reflecting the community you serve is good business. And having a workforce that reflects your community is good business. People aren't talking those terms nearly enough – what you believe in and what you really stand for. And why? I call it the 'case for inclusiveness,' because the case for not being inclusive is highly suspect. What's wrong with representing the people you serve? Like most things, there's a pendulum. Over time, people are going to see how [diversity] actually delivers great results, and we will absolutely be able to point to inclusivity that was a big part of those results. Let's get away from the rhetoric, and let's actually look at the real facts. The noise subsides over time. I always say facts are friends. And the data here is incredibly conversation has been slightly edited and condensed for clarity.
Boston Globe
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Justin Bieber releases ‘Swag,' his long-awaited seventh album
Billboards depicting Bieber were found by fans Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland, and Los Angeles. The singer also shared images of billboards on his official Instagram account along with a tracklist that included song names like 'All I Can Take,' 'Walking Away,' 'Dadz Love' and 'Forgiveness.' Advertisement Recommendations for an intimate new album There's a lot to love across the 21-tracks of the intimate 'Swag.' Here are a few choice cuts. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 1. 'Daises' — The second track on the album may very well be its strongest; an exemplar in Bieber's slow-burn brand of alternative R&B-pop, now anchored with lo-fi guitar. Here, his sweet voice is pronounced — exactly what his most dedicated fans want to hear. 2. 'Devotion' ft. Dijon — Dijon is a rising R&B voice; some fans might be familiar with his 2021 debut album 'Absolutely' or his contribution to Bon Iver's 3. 'Go Baby' - Bieber married the model Hailey Bieber (nee Baldwin) in 2018; she's long been source material for his most loving tracks. 'Go Baby' is a standout for that reason. 'That's my baby, she's iconic,' he opens the track, 'iPhone case, lip gloss on it,' referencing her Rhode skincare and beauty brand, which sold to Elf Beauty in a $1 billion deal. Advertisement 4. 'Walking Away' - Marriage isn't easy; that's clear on 'Walking Away,' a slightly-more-uptempo track where Bieber makes his dedication evident. It's the perfect song for dancing in the kitchen with your partner. 5. 'All I Can Take' - The throwback opener 'All I Can Take' has a vintage groove — echoes of Beiber's early work, now matured to reflect his current adult reality. He sounds as sweet as ever in the pre-chorus, his declaration of 'Ooh, baby, don't it feel good? Baby, don't it feel nice? / Ooh, baby, don't it feel good? You don't have to think twice.' Bieber before 'Swag' Bieber, the two-time Grammy Award winning singer and Canadian pop idol who revolutionized teen pop and social media fame, is best known for his silky R&B pop lyric tenor, demonstrated on the diamond-selling 'Baby,' 'Sorry,' and 'Stay' with the Kid Laroi. At the beginning of his career, and as a tween, Bieber began working with Usher and the influential music manager Scooter Braun. In 2023, Bieber sold the rights to his music — all six of his albums, including hits like 'Sorry' and 'Baby' — to Hipgnosis, a U.K-based music investment company. The deal's financial details were not disclosed, but Billboard Magazine reports that the sale was worth an estimated $200 million. In August 2024, Justin and Hailey Bieber announced the birth of their first child, Jack Blues Bieber.
Fast Company
11-06-2025
- Business
- Fast Company
How E.l.f. is using humor and hard data to push for boardroom diversity
BY Before launching a viral campaign that would jolt corporate boardrooms, E.l.f. Beauty faced a familiar problem: a lack of data—and an even bigger lack of direction on how to turn that data into action. To tackle both, the beauty brand enlisted help from Oberland, a New York-based creative agency. After sifting through more than 35,000 data points on board diversity, the Oberland team started asking a different kind of question—not just what the numbers said, but how to make them matter. They found inspiration in an infamous 2015 New York Times analysis known as the 'John study,' which revealed that more Fortune 500 CEOs were named John than were women. 'We said, 'What if we modernize this? What if we think about this in terms of boardrooms?'' recalled Kate Charles, Oberland's chief strategy officer, speaking at Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Summit in New York last week. The result was both irreverent and revealing: a campaign called ' So Many Dicks ' that exposed a striking imbalance—there are more men named Dick on corporate boards than there are entire underrepresented groups. 'We had to break the malaise,' Charles said. 'We wanted to do it in a way that had a shocking statistic like the 'John study,' but also carried a clear call to action.' 'And that's exactly what happened,' added Laurie Lam, E.l.f.'s chief brand officer. 'We had to do something sticky, something memorable, something disruptive—and it caught fire.' CEO Buy-In While the 'so many Dicks' campaign was what really 'caught fire,' it's not even the first piece of a larger initiative the company has dubbed 'Change the Board Game,' Lam told the audience during the panel discussion. The Oakland, California-based company recently celebrated 25 consecutive quarters of net sales growth, she said, which is why the campaign also connects how embracing diversity in a company and boardroom is the profitable thing to do. Lam credited E.l.f.'s CEO, Tarang Amin, with leading the cause by fundamentally understanding why it's so important to champion diversity and ensure it's not a 'check-the-box sort of thing,' but rather the ethos and core purpose a company is built upon. And, in that way, it's not difficult to achieve diversity if there's intentionality, she said. 'Every single day, we walk that talk,' Lam said. 'It's rooted in the culture of who we are—that diversity matters, that we are rooted in positivity, inclusivity, accessibility, that makes it easy.' Messaging Matters Of course, there's been pushback—both long-standing and more recently—to diversity-focused efforts, which Charles said is 'weird,' given the results. 'There's so much proof to show that when you have a diverse board, diverse leadership, diverse base, that you're all succeeding, you're more profitable, including Dicks,' she added. 'It's really good for everybody.' But the messaging also mattered. The campaign could have been called 'too many Dicks' or 'don't be a Dick,' Charles shared, and opting for 'so many Dicks' was very intentional, along with a subhead that reads: 'So few of everyone else.' The goal was to be inclusive. 'We wanted to make sure that men felt okay to stand up for this and that they didn't feel like they were being called out, that they were being called in,' Charles said. 'And we wanted other organizations to say, 'I want to be a part of that.'' Future of DEI For a duo who has put so much energy behind supporting diversity, it might come as a surprise that neither Lam nor Charles think the DEI acronym—short for diversity, equity, and inclusion—is necessary to advance efforts. 'I don't think it needs to be an acronym,' Lam told the audience. 'I think it just becomes a way of modeling a culture that is inclusive of everyone and it stops creating these sort-of lines in the sand of who it is.' Part of the problem, Charles added, is the acronym has been weaponized as a term that's 'attacking meritocracy' and it might be good to decouple the words from it. 'People, and certainly leaders and brands, do believe in diversity—they do believe in equity, and they do believe in inclusion.' And by showcasing the impact diversity can have on a company's performance, the more it can become a status quo—and something other companies want to emulate, the women said. 'We don't even have a DEI department, it doesn't exist at E.l.f. because it exists in every single employee,' Lam said. 'It is the job of every single employee to live the truth of the company.'
